Listening Comprehension Test for 8th Form Students
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish
farmer. One day, while
trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry
for help coming from
a nearby boy. He dropped his tools and ran to the boy. There,
mired to his
waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling
to free
himself. Farmer Fleming saved the boy from what could have been a slow
and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the
Scotsman’s place. An
elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced
himself as the
father of the boy farmer
Fleming had saved.
„I want to repay you”, said the nobleman. „You
saved my son’s life”. „No, I
can’t accept payment for
what I did”, the Scottish farmer replied, waving off
the offer. At that moment,
the farmer’s son came to the door of the family
hovel. „Is that your son?” the
nobleman asked. „Yes”, the farmer replied
proudly. „I’ll make you a deal. Let
me take him and give him a good education
. If the fellow
is anything like his father, he’ll grow to a
man you can be
proud of”.
And that he did. In time, farmer Fleming’s son
graduated from St. Mary’s
Hospital Medical School in London, and
went on to become known through
out the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming,
the discoverer of penicillin.
Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was close to
death from pneumonia.
What saved him?
Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord
Randolph Churchill. His son’s
name?
Sir
Winston Churchill
Listening
Comprehension Test For 8th form Students
Directions:
In this Test you will carefully listen to a text read aloud twice. The
text is followed by 20 tasks.
You should do tasks 1 through 10 following the
first reading of the text on the basis of what is
stated or implied in the text.
The text will be read a second time, and you should do
tasks 11
through 20 following the second reading of the text on the basis of
what is stated or implied in the
text. For each task you will choose from four
possible answers (A, B, C, or D), or two symbols
(+ or -) as specified prior to
each task. Choose the best answer and mark the letter or symbol
of your choice
on the Answer Sheet.
Glossary
kingfisher
– a
small brightly-coloured bird with a blue body that catches fish in
rivers
Statements 1 through 10 (on your
answer sheet circle + if the statement is true,
- if it is false).
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The text
mainly tells about ordinary events in history.
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beginning of the story, the farmer was bathing in a river.
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There must
have been an accident with a little boy.
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The action
takes place nowadays.
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The farmer’s
children were all girls.
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The little
boy’s father wanted to give the farmer a sum of money.
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The farmer
seemed to know the importance of knowledge.
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The
nobleman’s prediction did not come true.
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The boy
glorified his family name.
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Sometimes
wonderful coincidences happen in life.
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STOP. WAIT FOR THE SECOND READING OF THE TEXT
Questions 11 through 20 (choose the correct letter A,
B, C or D)
11. It may be inferred from the text that the Fleming
family lived:
a) in the south of Great Britain b)
in the north of Great Britain
c) in the centre of Great Britain
d) outside Great Britain
12. The farmer must have been...
a) kind and wealthy b) noble and proud
c) hardly able
to
make ends meet d) idle and
suspicious
13. One can make a conclusion that the saved boy’s father
was:
a) a successful farmer b) a good hunter
c) an aristocrat d) a beggar
14. The farmer’s son must have been...
a) worth pride b) a
wonder kid c) a nobleman d) from Ireland
15. The nobleman’s offer was:
a) rather stupid b) just and generous c) not worth considering d) never accepted
16. After receiving his education, young Fleming was
supposed to:
a) work with customers b) sell
medicines c) look for criminals d) treat patients
17. Alexander Fleming discovered:
a) a penny ceiling b) a pan
sealing
c) penicillin d) pennies while pealing
18. Fleming’s discovery made him:
a) cruel and dangerous b) famous worldwide
c) thrilling and exciting d) quite boring
19. The word „sir” before Fleming’s name may mean that
he:
a) became as noble as Churchill b)
came from Syracuse
c) performed in a circus d) was a sergeant in the
British Army
20. One can infer from the text that:
a) the Flemings and the Churchills were close friends
b) Alexander Fleming may not necessarily have seen Winston Churchill
after the childhood accident
c) Winston Churchill almost died from the
medicines given by Fleming
d) Alexander Fleming was Winston Churchill’s
personal doctor
Reading Comprehension Test For 8th form
Students
Directions:
In this Test you
will read four texts. Each text is followed by 5-8 tasks. You should do the
tasks following the text on the basis of what is stated or implied in that
text. For each task you will
choose the best possible answer from four possible
answers (A, B, C, or D) or two symbols
(+ or -) as specified prior to each
task. Choose the best answer and write down the letter or symbol of your choice
on the answer sheet.
Questions 1 through 6 refer to
Text 1.
Text 1
Swift and his servant
Jonathan Swift, a famous
English writer, was one day travelling on horseback
with a servant. The weather
was bad; it was raining and the roads were muddy.
In the evening the two men
came to an inn. Before going to bed, Swift told his
servant to clean his boots as they
were dirty. But the servant was very lazy and
did not do what his master had
said.
The next morning when Swift
saw the dirty boots, he asked the servant why
he had not executed the order.
”The roads are muddy. What is the use of cleaning
the boots now? They will soon
be dirty again,” the servant answered.
Swift didn’t say anything
and soon told the servant to get ready because they
would start at once. But
the servant looked very displeased and said that he had
not eaten his breakfast
yet.
Swift answered that they
would go without any breakfast.
”What is the use of eating
now? You will be hungry again”, he said.
Questions
(on your answer sheet choose the correct letter A, B, C or D)
1. The writer and his servant were most likely travelling
somewhere ....
A. in the wood
B. in the
countryside
C. in the city
D. in the space
2. The servant seemed to dislike ...
A. his master
B. work
C. cleaning shoes
D. bad weather
3. Swift seemed to ...
A. be very angry
B. be quite
indifferent
C. be pleased
D. be relaxed
4. The travel was to resume ...
A. shortly
B. after breakfast
С. after the rain stopped
D. after the shoes
had been polished
5. The servant was possibly very ...
A. happy
B. quiet
C. hungry
D. cheerful
6. Swift was not going to _____.
A.
have his shoes cleaned
B.
keep the servant any longer
C.
have any meal
D.
leave the inn that day
Questions
7 through 17 refer to Text 2.
Text 2
A SAD STORY
Three men came to New
York for a holiday. They came to a very large hotel and took a room there.
Their room was on the forty-fifth floor.
In the evening the three
men went to the theatre and came back to the hotel very late.
‘I am very sorry,’ said
the hotel clerk, ‘but our lifts are not working. If you do not want to walk up
to your room, you will have to sleep in the hall.’
‘No,
no,’ said one of the three men, ‘no, thank you. We do not want to sleep in the
hall. We shall walk up to our room.’
Then he turned to his
two friends and said: ‘It is not easy to walk up to the forty-fifth floor, but
I think I know how to make it easier. I shall tell you some jokes. Then you,
Andy, will sing us some songs. Then you, Peter, will tell us some interesting
stories. That will pass the time.’
So they began to walk up
to their room. Tom told them many jokes. Andy sang some songs. At last they
came to the thirty-fourth floor. They were very tired.
‘Well,’ said Tom, ‘now it is your
turn, Peter. Tell us a long and interesting story with a sad ending.’
‘I
shall tell you a story’, said Peter. ‘It is not long, but it is sad enough: we
left the key to our room in the hall.’
Questions
(on your answer sheet choose the correct letter A, B, C or D)
7. ______ men came to New York.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
8. Their room was on the __________ floor.
A. 54th
B. 45th
C. 55th
D. 15th
9. The three men enjoyed a _______ in the evening.
A. piece of artwork
B. performance
C. match
D. race
10.
When they came back
____.
A. the hotel door
was locked
B. the hotel door
was broken
C. they found out
they had left the key
D. they found out
they had to walk for a long time
11.
The man decided
to____.
A. go back to the theatre
B. sleep in the
hall
12. On the way to their room one of them __.
C. sleep in their
room
D. give a hard time
to the hotel clerk
A. told stories C.
cried
B. fell down D.
fell asleep
13. Another man ____.
A. danced C.
sang
B. laughed D.
played a ball
14. It was a(n)
____ walk up.
A. hard C.
easy
B.
simple D.
effortless
15. Peter was asked to tell them a story with a _____ end.
A.
cheerless C.
cheery
B.
positive D.
joyful
16. The main idea of Peter’s story was:
A.
‘I don’t want to go with you’ C.
‘The lifts are not working’
C.
‘My story is not very long’ D.
‘We won’t be able to open our room’
17. Peter would tell a different story if ____.
A. the men were four
B. the lifts were working that evening
C. the
clerk had an extra key D.
the men’s room was on the forty-fourth floor
Questions
18 through 22 refer to Text 3.
Text 3
When
I was born, my parents were living in a house in a small village about
20
kilometres from the capital. I was three years old when my brother was
born and
my parents decided that we needed a larger home. We first moved
into a rented
flat for fifteen months while the new block of flats we were going
to move to
was being completed. I don’t think my parents liked the rented
flat because it
was smaller than our old house.
We
finally moved into the capital at the beginning of 1988. Our flat wasn’t
really
large, only 68 square metres, but there was enough room for two adults
and two
small boys. There were two bedrooms, a cosy living-room with
a balcony, a small
bathroom and a kitchen, where we used to have the
family meals, as well.
I
started school the following September, and my brother went to kindergarten
. I
still remember my first day at school. I even remember that there were 38
students in my class – but of course I’ve long forgotten most of their names by
now.
We
lived in the same flat all the time I was at school. I only moved house
again
when I started university in 2003. I decided to study forestry so I had
to move
to a town near the border. Rents were quite expensive, so I decided
to move
into a shared flat. Five of us rented a large flat in the city centre,
and
shared all the housework. I had the time of my life! I’m still living in
the
same town, but I’m sharing with just one person now. It’s more
comfortable but
I often miss the big parties we used to have at the other place.
Questions (on your answer sheet circle + if the statement is true, - if it is false)
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The author was born in a city.
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The reason the author’s parents didn’t like the rented flat was
because it wasn’t spacious enough.
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The author has been
keeping in touch with many of his classmates.
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The author finds it awful that in his university years he had to do
the housework by himself.
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The author liked big parties very much.
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Questions
23 through 30 refer to Text 4.
Text 4
CANADA
GEESE
Canada geese can be seen and heard in many areas of
British Columbia. They
usually stay till November or December before flying
south for the winter in
search of warmer climates.
Canada geese have black heads, tails, necks and feet
and white feathers on their
heads. Their lifespan is quite long, ranging from
twenty to thirty years. While
Canada geese tend to produce young at the early
age of three, females are known
to reproduce up to the age of twenty, laying
four to seven eggs each spring.
Canada geese have very strong family relations. In
fact, both parents tend to their
young for nearly a year. Families stay
together until the time comes to return to
the breeding areas. It is only at
this time that the geese must go their separate
ways. Because Canada geese are
a national symbol, it is illegal to harm them in
any way. This policy has
actually resulted in an overpopulation of the birds. For
example, in Vancouver,
British Columbia, it is not uncommon to see a family of
Canada geese walking
around on a highway!
Questions (on your answer sheet circle + if the statement is true, - if it is false)
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Canada geese are protected
from hunting by the Canadian government.
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The geese stay all winter in
northern Canada.
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Unfortunately, Canada geese
have short life spans.
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Canada geese have very
colourful feathers.
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Female geese produce many
young over their lifetimes.
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Canada geese have strong
social instincts.
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Because they avoid places
populated by humans, Canada geese can only be seen in the wild.
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Canada geese are considered
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Writing
Comprehension Test For 8th form Students
Directions:
In this test you will
select from the three tasks written on the board one which you feel you are
most capable to write about. You will then begin writing your essay on the
pages provided. When you are finished, close your papers, lay down your pen and
wait. Your test materials will be collected.
1. Write advice for a foreigner visiting your country.
Discuss when to come, what to bring, where to go and what to expect upon
arrival.
2. Describe your ideal living situation, including a flat or a house, alone or with
family. Don’t forget to include the reasons for each of your choices.
3. Your teacher has asked you to write a composition describing a
famous person from history whom you
admire. Write your composition.
Speaking Comprehension Test for 8th Form Students
Directions:
In this test you will
choose from 20 topics to speak about. Each number corresponds to one topic. The
number of your choice is the theme of your oral presentation. Take about a
minute to collect your thoughts before you begin to speak on the topic.
1. Imagine that you are a famous writer who has just
completed your best novel. What does this novel tell others about you? What is
the main idea of this novel? What problems
are discussed in this novel?
2. Which of the members of your family do you appreciate
most and why?
3. If you had a chance, what would you change in the
place you live?
4. What do you like/dislike in people? Which of those
qualities does your best friend have?
5. What day of your life brings you the sweetest
memories? Why?
6. Do you have any special holidays in your family?
What’s special about them?
7. If you had a chance to decide where to spend your
summer break, where would you go?
8. What
TV program would you like to take part in? Why?
9. What would
you say to persuade your parents that the music you listen to is worth
listening to?
10. You
would like to keep a pet, but you don’t know what pet is best. What information
would you ask of your friends about pets from their own experience? What pet would you choose? Try to come up with some
rules for pet keeping.
11. On Friday night you are worried about the weather for
the coming weekend. Where can you find information about the weather? What will
be the weather at the weekend? Taking into consideration the weather forecast,
what will you plan to do?
12. What do you think about teachers of English? Do you
think their work is important? Would you like to become a teacher of a foreign
language? Why? Why not?
13. Which of the school subjects will be most useful in
your future career? Give comments on your decision.
14. Describe how the weather can influence your mood. What
do you like to do when the weather is nasty? Does weather influence your
performance?
15.
What pictures of
interesting places in Kyiv would you recommend to your English friend
to take if you friend were to visit there?
16.
Your English friend is going to come to
Ukraine. What would you tell him to help him/her feel comfortable in the
country?
17.
You are going on a picnic on Sunday.
Tell your invited friends the time, the food, the place. Bring up the subject
of appropriate clothes to wear and necessary equipment needed for comfort and
recreation.
18.
What sport events would you like to talk
about as a TV sports journalist?
19.
If you were to make a list of the most
outstanding Ukrainians, what names would you include in it?
20.
Where in your
town/village would you take your guest from another country?
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